Blue Horror is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #5d452d |
| Complementary Color | #d2baa2 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Horror Color. The Sentimental Lady color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Washed Denim (#819dbe) for more calm effect. Try Icecap as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d2baa2 is the best complementary color to Blue Horror. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a2bad2 complementary color is Akaroa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rock Blue are #a2d2d2 and #a2a2d2. Thus found on the left and right of #a2bad2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sinbad and Wistful colors as they work well with Blue Horror.
The split-complementary Blue Horror palette consists of #d2d2a2 and #d2a2a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d2baa2). Try Akaroa and Eunry colors in combination with #a2bad2, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #a2bad2 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Horror. Thus Sprout and Careys Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Horror contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Akaroa, Lilac, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #a2bad2 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Horror tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d2baa2) and two others. The Careys Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sinbad – 120° from the complementary Akaroa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2a2ba and #a2d2ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #a2bad2 is made of 29% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Horror has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 34.78% and a lightness of 72.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a2bad2 is made of 18.82% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #a2bad2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(162,186,210) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 18.82, 9.41, 0, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(210,34.78%,72.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,22.86%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.4782,-2.933,-14.7963) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0921,47.4523,67.8081) |